The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-28
FROM ON Second Edition Of sanday.l
,ppEST OE WILL ENGLISH.
j = Taken Into Custody in New York
: While About to Sail for Europe.
1rcv Case. an Indianapolis Woman Who
= i NadIy infatuated with Him, Charges
Him with Criminal Assault.

snecia to the journal from New YORK, last
s,a,sd that Will Z. English, son of Hon.
E,clish. had been arrested there on the
'...mer Etruria, when it was about to sail for
On tho charge of criminal assault on
~. rucv A. Case About the same hour Hon.
!, English received telegram stating that
.harre was seduction, and this information
s,bs,antated by Subsequent kilograms he
lived from New York city. An Associated
49,. Sispatch from New York, in giving the
'.,;..,ars OF the arrest, says:
.rho order of arrest was sued out of the SUI
- Court by Mrs. Lucy A. Case formerly of
Tss,ananolis, the home of the young man.
in H.a. n the dav, and too late to catch the
Das ,sr Mr.. English was released on 50. 800 bail,
SIR was furnished by DR.. Norvin Green, pres
VIZ, VIZ ~ the Western Union Telegraph Company,
md j. Il. Rogers, proprietor of the Coleman
aMrs. Case has been widow six years, ard
child seven years old She is of prepos-
using appearance and attractive manners. For
svsral years she was a saleswoman in the store
81 A. Morrison. of Indianapolis While
Isra she was introduced to young English, IN
January, 1886 She was then boarding at a
mail family MOTEL in that city. She alleges that
10 visited the store daily, paying her attention,
..eor,no her homo from work, to places of
,musement etc, and that he professed great
.ara for her and called at her home: that his at
,sutions became matter Of public notoriety,
,,d II was generally believed that they were
sngaged She charges that in July, 1856. on
ana of his visits, after entering he locked
,ba door, that she begged him to open
4 and let her out, but he refused
she charges that he then assaulted her
erminally. She alleges that, through fear of
disgrace and exposure, she did not make public
the ofense, but refused to again see him. She
subsequently informed him Of her condition. and
alleges that he took her to a physician and had a
criminal operation performed She claims that
English promised to make amends by marrying
hsr and that he threatened to kill her in she
married anyone else. She was obliged to leave
her POSITION and asserts that he has since sup
portsd her. A few days ago, she says, ne sent
her 800 to pay certain expenses. On Dec. 10
she removed to this city He refused to marry
her and she sues for damages to the amount of
$4,000 She applied for the arrest to compel
English to furnish bonds to appear"
Mrs Case, the woman who makes the com
oant upon which Mr.. English was arrested
made her home in this city until two months ago
occupying Room No. IL, Stewart Place. She
came here, widow, about three years ago
from Fort Wayne. For time. anG
perhaps during the most of her residence here
she was dry goods clerk. She was considered
By her acquaintances a respectable woman until
her intimacy with young English became a sub
jeet OF general gossip. Several months ago he
pegan paying attention to her, and the Stewar
Place people state that he called on her nearl!
every evening when in the city, and always
spent his Sunday afternoons with her. Mrs
Case frequently remarked to the cham bermai'
10 the Stewart Place that she and Mr.. English
we're 10 be married and were to 60 to Europe to
gether. Two months ago Mr. English left tn
city for New York to sail for Europe. Mrs
Case, it seems went on the same train, and lief
word that she was going to Washington will
Mr.. English. letter received by some of hel
friends at the Stewart Place the next week afte
they had gone stated that she was in Washing
ton City with MIR. English Nothing more wa
heard from her by her friends until the news O
her having Mr.. English arrested last eyenin
was received.
Hon. VIM Fl. English said to Journal 9,
porter last night: Il heard of the arrest 500
siter it occurred. Mrs. Case is an old wido
who got infatuated with Will, and he coul
taget rid of her. | know he has bee
trying for several months to shake her. but st
would not let him alone. When she learned b
was going to Europe aud was not going to tax
her along. she was half crazy. and worried til
life out of him. She has been following hi
over the country and he has been unable
evade her. She was determined to go to Europ
with him, and when she found he would NJ
take her, she trumped no the charge
adultery against him and had him arrested. St
put off his arrest until the last moment in orde
to make him miss his steamer She even waite
until tho steamer had left ths landing befor
she sent the officers aboard. AS to the chars
Of adultery, there is not thing in it. Tt
whole affair is only a piece of unpleasar
scandal AS for there being any criminal a
sault, know that is false, for have numeror
kilograms from New York which state that Il
charge is seduction"
Mr.. Engishs information from New Yor
Stated that his son was not taken to Jail. II
Telegram also stated that Mrs. Case made d
mand for money before she had the arrest mad
ohe WAS willing to remain in America if
1 would give hsr $500. This he refused to do, ar
She ordered the arrest